Clinical and socio-demographic correlates of suicidal intent among young adults: A study from south india

Crisis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 282-288

  Menon, Vikas ^a   Kattimani, Shivanand ^b   Shrivastava, Manohar Kant ^b   Thazath, Harichandrakumar Kottyen ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Hopelessness; Suicide intent; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMANS; INDIA; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883234299     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000203     Document Type: Article

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